24 bodies recovered from a flood-hit house in Nepal

Rescue teams have recovered 24 bodies from a single house in Betrawati of Bidur Municipality-10, Nuwakot of Nepal, following the devastating flood that swept through the area.

According to District Police Office, Nuwakot, the bodies were found inside the building that housed Uttargaya Mini Mart.

Police said the search operation is continuing in other parts of the area as more people are feared to have been trapped or swept away by the flood.

The recovered bodies have yet to be identified. Police are carrying out legal procedures and collecting details that could help establish the identities of the victims.

Once the procedures are completed, the bodies will be transported to Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj for postmortem examinations.